Voluntary Sector Organizations and the State

Voluntary Sector Organizations and the State
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Publisher : UBC Press
Total Pages : 187
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ISBN-10 : 9780774821469
ISBN-13 : 0774821469
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Synopsis Voluntary Sector Organizations and the State by : Rachel Laforest

Voluntary organizations have moved from the margins to the centre of policy discussions in Canada, and citizens and politicians now view them in a new way. Rachel Laforest shows how members of voluntary organizations have struggled for a stronger voice in policy making and redefined their relationship to the federal government through key collaborations. This vivid account of how a loose coalition of organizations was transformed into a distinct sector offers a new conceptual framework for explaining dynamic state-voluntary sector relations at all levels of government.

The Third Sector

The Third Sector
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 9780252098857
ISBN-13 : 0252098854
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis The Third Sector by : Meghan Kallman

Civil society organizations, nonprofits, national and international nongovernmental organizations, and a variety of formal and informal associations have coalesced into a world political force. Though the components of this so-called third sector vary by country, their cumulative effects play an ever-greater role in global affairs. Looking at relief and welfare organizations, innovation organizations, social networks, and many other kinds of groups, Meghan Elizabeth Kallman and Terry Nichols Clark explore the functions, impacts, and composition of the nonprofit sector in six key countries. Chinese organizations, for example, follow the predominantly Asian model of government funding that links their mission to national political goals. Western groups, by contrast, often explicitly challenge government objectives, and even gain relevance and cache by doing so. In addition, Kallman and Clark examine groups in real-world contexts, providing a wealth of political-historical background, in-depth consideration of interactions with state institutions, region-by-region comparisons, and suggestions for how groups can borrow policy options across systems. Insightful and forward-seeing, The Third Sector provides a rare international view of organizations and agendas driving change in today's international affairs.

Voluntary Sector Organizations and the State

Voluntary Sector Organizations and the State
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Publisher : UBC Press
Total Pages : 188
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ISBN-10 : 9780774821476
ISBN-13 : 0774821477
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Voluntary Sector Organizations and the State by : Rachel Laforest

In the early 1990s, voluntary organizations garnered little attention in Canadian policy circles, even though the federal government was simultaneously offloading its responsibility for essential services to the sector and cutting back their funding. Two decades later, the voluntary sector is a key public policy player in federal, provincial, and municipal politics. Rachel Laforest shows why this turnaround represents a significant shift in the way citizens and policy makers view the place of voluntary organizations in public policy. Members of voluntary organizations have struggled for a stronger voice in policy making and redefined their relationship to the federal government through key collaborations such as the Voluntary Sector Initiative. This deft account of how a loose coalition of voluntary organizations was transformed into a distinct sector offers a new conceptual framework for explaining dynamic state-voluntary sector relations at all levels of government.

Voluntary Agencies in the Welfare State

Voluntary Agencies in the Welfare State
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 364
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ISBN-10 : 9780520309708
ISBN-13 : 0520309707
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Voluntary Agencies in the Welfare State by : Ralph M. Kramer

The rise of the welfare state threatens the autonomy and survival of nonprofit voluntary agencies as providers of social services. Or does it? In this cross-national, empirical study of the workings of voluntary agencies, Ralph M. Kramer cuts through the conceptual confusion surrounding voluntarism and the boundaries between the public and private sectors. He draws on a survey of voluntary agencies helping disabled people in four welfare democracies (the United States, England, Israel, and the Netherlands) to explain the virtues and flaws of different patterns of government-voluntary relationships in coping with the growing demand for human services. Kramer concludes that many of the most cherished beliefs about the voluntary sector have little basis in fact. The most innovative agencies, for example, are not the smallest, but rather among the largest, most bureaucratized, and most professionalized. Government funding does not necessarily constrain agency autonomy. And giving voluntary agencies the primary responsibility for social services can reduce, not increase, citizen participation. This comparative analysis of the distinctive competence, vulnerability, and potential of the voluntary agency should replace some of the myths that guide public policy and the day-to-day activities of social service agencies. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1981.

Voluntary Organisations and Public Service Delivery

Voluntary Organisations and Public Service Delivery
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9780415874731
ISBN-13 : 0415874734
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Voluntary Organisations and Public Service Delivery by : Ian Cunningham

This volume draws together a team of expert contributors to explore how the process of outsourcing is impacting the internal and external labour markets of voluntary organisations, and the implications for the policy objectives underlying the externalisation of the delivery of public services to them.

Voluntary Organisations and Social Policy in Britain

Voluntary Organisations and Social Policy in Britain
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9781350318113
ISBN-13 : 1350318116
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Synopsis Voluntary Organisations and Social Policy in Britain by : Margaret Harris

The last two decades of the twentieth century saw the most fundamental changes in British social policy since the creation of the welfare state in the 1940s. From Margaret Thatcher's radical reassessment of the role of the state to Tony Blair's 'Third Way', the voluntary sector has been at the heart of these changes. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, voluntary organisations have been cast in leading roles on the social policy stage. They are expected to make key contributions to countering social exclusion; to regenerating communities; to providing social housing and welfare services; to promoting international aid and development; and to developing and sustaining democratic participation and the active community. But how are voluntary sector organisations grappling with the implications of their new, expanded role? How is their relationship with the state changing in practice? This book, which has its origins in an international conference of leading academics in the field, provides answers to these pressing questions. It analyses the numerous and complex ways in which the formulation and implementation of social policy is dependent on the contributions of the voluntary sector. It discusses the impact of the new policy environment on voluntary organisations. And it suggests that the successful implementation of social policy requires government to acknowledge and nurture the distinctive features and contributions of voluntary sector organisations. Voluntary Organisations and Social Policy in Britain is essential reading not only for the many people studying, working in or working with the voluntary sector in Britain but also for anyone who is interested in the formulation and implementation of social policy.

The Nonprofit Sector

The Nonprofit Sector
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 679
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ISBN-10 : 9780300109030
ISBN-13 : 0300109032
Rating : 4/5 (30 Downloads)

Synopsis The Nonprofit Sector by : Walter W. Powell

Provides a multi-disciplinary survey of nonprofit organizations and their role and function in society. This book also examines the nature of philanthropic behaviours and an array of organizations, international issues, social science theories, and insight.

Introduction to the Voluntary Sector

Introduction to the Voluntary Sector
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9781134858101
ISBN-13 : 1134858108
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Introduction to the Voluntary Sector by : Rodney Hedley

Overview of the voluntary sector: its history, importance and current responsibilities. Practical guidance and analysis of issues facing voluntary sector including its legal framework in UK and EU, fundraising, management and accountability.

The Shadow State

The Shadow State
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015018513955
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Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis The Shadow State by : Jennifer R. Wolch

Governing Nonprofit Organizations

Governing Nonprofit Organizations
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 580
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ISBN-10 : 0674037294
ISBN-13 : 9780674037298
Rating : 4/5 (94 Downloads)

Synopsis Governing Nonprofit Organizations by : Marion R. Fremont-Smith

The nonprofit sector is a vital component of our society and is allowed the greatest freedom to operate. The public understandably assumes that since nonprofit organizations are established to do good, the people who run nonprofits are altruistic, and the laws governing nonprofits have reflected this assumption. But as Marion Fremont-Smith argues, the rules that govern how nonprofits operate are inadequate, and the regulatory mechanisms designed to enforce the rules need improvement. Despite repeated instances of negligent management, self-interest at the expense of the charity, and outright fraud, nonprofits continue to receive minimal government regulation. In this time of increased demand for corporate accountability, the need to strengthen regulation of nonprofits is obvious. Fremont-Smith addresses this need from a historical, legal, and organizational perspective. She combines summaries and analysis of the substantive legal rules governing the behavior of charitable officers, directors, and trustees with descriptions of the federal and state regulatory schemes designed to enforce these rules. Her unique and exhaustive historical survey of the law of nonprofit organizations provides a foundation for her analysis of the effectiveness of current law and proposals for its improvement.